Slideshow: Clean the Blood, Cure Bird Flu?

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM), at a magnification of 150,000X, shows an avian influenza A (H5N1) virion, a type of bird-flu virus that is a subtype of avian influenza A. The proteinaceous coat encasing the virion gives it the rough-looking texture and is what binds with the affinity agent in the Hemopurifier, according to Aethlon Medical.

This transmission electron micrograph (TEM), taken at a magnification of 108,000X, shows two avian influenza A (H5N1) virions, a subtype of avian influenza A.

Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith and Jackie Katz, CDC

Developers of the Hemopurifier, Aethlon Medical, claim it can filter viruses out of the human bloodstream.

Photo: Courtesy of Aethlon Medical

A CDC microbiologist inoculates an egg with a specimen containing an H5N1 avian-influenza virus. This experiment was part of a study to investigate the pathogenicity and transmissibility of newly emerging H5N1 viruses.

Photo: Courtesy of the CDC

Prototypes of the Hemopurifier include a pen-size device that could be powered by the heart, rather than a dialysis machine.

Photo: Courtesy of Aethlon Medical

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